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Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 17, Issue 1

USP updates target patient safety concerns within compounding pharmaceuticals

January 1, 2016
Quality & Errors

Five years after pharmaceutical experts began reviewing changes to sterile preparation requirements for pharmaceutical compounding, the U.S. Pharmacopeial Convention (USP) has released proposed regulatory updates aimed at preventing patient harm.

Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 17, Issue 1

Joint Commission releases 2016 NPSGs, but not much has changed

January 1, 2016

The Joint Commission has officially released the 2016 National Patient Safety Goals (NPSG) with very few changes from the 2015 regulations.

Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 16, Issue 12

Eight goals to improve diagnoses

December 1, 2015
Patient Safety

Building on a 1999 report that focused on treatment, the IOM turns its attention toward diagnostic errors that impact patients

Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 16, Issue 12

A broader focus on falls inside and outside the hospital

December 1, 2015
Patient Safety

The Joint Commission urges providers to focus on injury prevention through risk assessment, data analysis, and post-fall huddles

Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 16, Issue 12

Comprehensive training and robust data crucial to robotic surgical safety

December 1, 2015
Patient Safety

Recent data highlights device malfunctions that led to injury and death, but experts say better data collection and improved team training is needed

Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 16, Issue 12

Show me the money: HHS invests in patient safety

December 1, 2015
Patient Safety

The federal government is shelling out nearly $800 million to transform clinical practices and continue funding Hospital Engagement Networks

Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 16, Issue 12

GAO: Value-based payments have no impact on quality trends, for now

December 1, 2015
Quality & Errors

A report released by the Government Accountability Office concluded that CMS' Hospital Value-Based Purchasing (HVBP) Program elicited no significant improvement to quality outcomes in its first three years. However, the report noted that "quality trends could emerge in the future as the HVBP...

Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 16, Issue 11

Joint Commission NPSG updates reflect existing CAUTI best practices

November 1, 2015
Infection Control

When The Joint Commission announced its proposed changes to NPSG.07.06.01 in September, it's likely that they were met with more shrugged shoulders than panicked expressions.

Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 16, Issue 11

OpenNotes allow patients to catch errors, engage in care

November 1, 2015
Quality & Errors

When the OpenNotes initiative first began in 2010, it consisted of just over 100 primary care physicians in three medical centers.

Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 16, Issue 11

Yelp bolsters reviews with ProPublica data in new partnership

November 1, 2015
Patient Safety

As more consumer websites get into the business of rating physicians, hospitals are jumping on board in an effort to contribute to the online conversation

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